Historicus/publicist - Member of European Parliament (SGP) 1999-2019
Joined December 2010
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Bas Belder retweeted
#UniversiteitMaastricht Deze Gazaanse ‘student’ ledigt zijn dagen met het intimideren van joodse wetenschapper. Uit niets blijkt dat deze #Hamas supporter en troetelkind van de #Volkskrant goede bedoelingen heeft. Stuur hem terug. @AmandaKluveld
denieuwestermaastricht.nl/un…
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Een paar jaar geleden was ik in het Museum voor de Geschiedenis van de Poolse Joden in Warschau. Duizend jaar Joods leven, van de Middeleeuwen tot -- nu.
Diep, diep aangrijpend
This 260-year demographic timeline of Poland’s Jewish population reveals the devastating scale of the Holocaust. Source: buff.ly/MEHJWla
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Immer wieder versuchen Antisemiten, die Verbindung der Juden zum Land Israel zu leugnen und sie als Fremdkörper im Nahen Osten darzustellen. Dabei ist historisch und archäologisch umfassend belegt, dass Juden eine indigene Volksgruppe im Nahen Osten sind. Das Ziel dahinter? Die Delegitimierung Israels. Aber die Leugnung historischer Tatsachen kann niemals eine Grundlage für politische Lösungen sein.
Bas Belder retweeted
(1/2) In de eindeloze serie 🤡Leugens van de Volkskrant over Israël 😡 deze kop in hun mailing naar alle lezers:
"In Israël staat vandaag op verkiezingsdag twintig procent van het electoraat buitenspel". Dit gaat over de twintig procent Arabieren in Israël die gewoon stemrecht
Bas Belder retweeted
According to @VTMNIEUWS:
“Elections in Israel: 7.5 million Palestinians have no vote.”
That’s like reporting:
“Elections in Belgium: 18 million Dutch people have no vote”
I explained it in Flemish (English subtitles)
What kind of misleading headline is this, @VTMNIEUWS?
VTM’s headline claims that “7.5 million Palestinians have no vote” in its coverage of Israel’s elections.
Who exactly is included in that figure?
If it includes 2 million Israeli Arab citizens, the claim is wrong. They have the same voting rights as other Israeli citizens, run for office and serve in the Knesset.
If it includes 5 million Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza, they generally do not hold Israeli citizenship and therefore do not vote in Israeli national elections. Combining these populations under one sweeping headline misleads viewers.
A reminder: the last Palestinian parliamentary elections were in 2006. President Mahmoud Abbas has now postponed the November 2026 elections until September 2027, despite commitments to international partners. His promise to hold elections was among the commitments underpinning France’s recognition of a Palestinian state.
Recognition went ahead. The elections did not.
A report about democracy should begin by getting the electorate right.
Bas Belder retweeted
Volgens mij moet je als minister dan gaan nadenken als je zo goed ligt bij deze club.
Bas Belder retweeted
Whether Benjamin Netanyahu is re-elected or someone else is Prime Minister, the enemies and detractors of Israel will still hate the country anyway. Their issue is not who leads the Jewish state, but the very existence of a Jewish state itself.
Brede ongerustheid over islamisering verdient debat, geen repressie wyniasweek.nl/brede-ongerust… #Immigratie #Integratie #Islam #Moslimbroederschap #Religie
Bas Belder retweeted
Iran’s links to the anti-Israel protest movement are hardly surprising, and this report highlights just how dangerous they are.
The Telegraph reveals that a leading activist had contact with individuals later sanctioned over ties to Iran.
The question is no longer just who is leading these protests, but who may be manipulating them behind the scenes.
The leader of an activist group behind pro-Palestine protests in the UK met with two individuals later sanctioned over their links to Iran, The Telegraph can reveal.
In 2014, Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of anti-war organisation Code Pink, was in contact with men later identified by US officials as facilitators for the Islamic Republic’s foreign intelligence⤵️
telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026…
Bas Belder retweeted
Die Sprachsäuberung der Linken hat die Welt nicht verbessert, aber den Realitätssinn getrübt. Eine Zwischenbilanz darüber, was im Kulturkampf bisher geschah. nzz.ch/feuilleton/wer-sprach…
Bas Belder retweeted
What kind of misleading headline is this, @VTMNIEUWS?
VTM’s headline claims that “7.5 million Palestinians have no vote” in its coverage of Israel’s elections.
Who exactly is included in that figure?
If it includes 2 million Israeli Arab citizens, the claim is wrong. They have the same voting rights as other Israeli citizens, run for office and serve in the Knesset.
If it includes 5 million Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza, they generally do not hold Israeli citizenship and therefore do not vote in Israeli national elections. Combining these populations under one sweeping headline misleads viewers.
A reminder: the last Palestinian parliamentary elections were in 2006. President Mahmoud Abbas has now postponed the November 2026 elections until September 2027, despite commitments to international partners. His promise to hold elections was among the commitments underpinning France’s recognition of a Palestinian state.
Recognition went ahead. The elections did not.
A report about democracy should begin by getting the electorate right.
Bas Belder retweeted
Aangifte tegen Gazaanse student om bedreigende uitlatingen na melding van hoofddocent UM l1nieuws.nl/nieuws/3262407/a…
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Every Israeli going to vote tomorrow is living the Zionist dream - a free people in our ancient homeland (the Land of Israel), determining our own fate. Regardless of party preference, celebrate the moment.
Van harte mee eens. Ervaringsdeskundigen… in ballingschap.
Bas Belder retweeted
De afdronk van de witwaspraktijken van de Volkskrant (en Trouw) is zo bitter. Goed zo @AmandaKluveld
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Universiteit doet aangifte tegen Gaza-student Issa denieuwestermaastricht.nl/un…